Local Newspapers from Melbourne, Victorisa, Australia
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Police News
North West Metro Regional Crime Squad detectives are continuing to investigate and appeal for witnesses to come forward after up to 50 motorcycles were seen being ridden erratically across Melbourne’s western suburbs.It is understood the group was riding in convoy along the Tullamarine and Westgate Freeways on Sunday, June 21, allegedly driving at speed, weaving…
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Police News
Police have arrested five teens after a suspected stolen Mazda crashed into roadworks signage in Balwyn North on Friday morning (July 3.Emergency services were called to reports of the crash city-bound on the Eastern Freeway, between Doncaster and Bulleen Rds, about 7.15am.Police were told four males and a female were seen fleeing over a fence…
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Health
Free pads and tampons are now available at Nillumbik Council’s recreation and leisure facilities, including:• Hurstbridge Community Hub• Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness Centre, Greensborough• Eltham Leisure Centre• Diamond Creek Community Centre• Community Bank Stadium, Diamond CreekThe items are dispensed via vending machines that have been installed as part of the State Government’s Free Pads…
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Local People
Twelve of Mansfield Shire’s most accomplished athletes will feature on a new Sporting Wall of Fame mural at the Mansfield Sporting Complex after Mansfield Council endorsed the selections at its ordinary meeting for June.The selection of athletes, chosen by the community through a Council engagement, celebrates the depth and breadth of sporting talent to come…
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Emergency Services
Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following a fatal fire in Springvale South on Friday night (July 3).Emergency services were called after reports of a fire in a bedroom of the property ust before 11pm.A man who was pulled from the room unresponsive was taken to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.Cause…
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Police News
Officers from the Croydon Divisional Response Unit have charged three teens following two armed robberies in Boronia.Investigators allege two teenage boys, both aged 15-years-old, were approached by a group of three males at a bus stop near Chandler Rd about 5pm.One of the males allegedly produced a machete, threatened one of the 15-year-olds and made…
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Emergency Services
Yarra Ranges Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man following a series of fires in Lilydale.Police and emergency services were called to 10 separate bin, rubbish skips and spot fires across Lilydale between 8.45pm and 11.30pm on June 219.The estimated damage totals more than $200,000.Incidents include:• A chair was damaged in Marketplace shopping• A…
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Community News
State Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has promised a $524 million duplication of Donnybrook Rd, if her party is elected in November.Ms Wilson has not given a timeline on fulfilling the promise.“Every day, around 35,000 vehicles travel along Donnybrook Rd – a road designed to safely carry around 20,000 vehicles a day – and in peak…
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Sport
This weekend’s footy scores. isu.pub/I6hk1FD
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Sport
The footy today between Yea and Alexandra is a bit, shall we say, ‘willing’. Pictured: Alexandra’s Joshua Crane takes down Yea’s Dylan Thompson. Rebels Reserves 6.11 (47) d Yea Tigers Twos 5.7 (37). Still time to come down to the Yea Rec. to watch the Seniors.
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